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The nature of discovery
The prescriptions document suggests
that there can be different types of
discovery. It can be:
• something discovered for the first time
–
or rediscovered
• sudden and unexpected – or
deliberately planned
• a positive experience – or a negative
experience
• meaningful in emotional,
creative, intellectual, physical or spiritual
ways.
There can also be different objects of
discovery, for example:
• people
• relationships
• societies
• places
• events
• ideas.
Discovery can refer to the thing found,
as well as the process of finding.
Context
The experience of and attitude towards
discovery can be shaped by:
• personal context (and values)
• cultural context (and values)
• historical context (and values)
• social context (and values).
In exploring the meaning or meanings of
a text about discovery, it may be useful
to consider:
• the context of the composer and
how this might influence ideas about
discovery and how they are represented
• the contexts of responders and
how these might influence different
responses to and interpretations of
discovery in a text.
The impact of discovery
Discoveries can:
• lead to new worlds and values
• stimulate new ideas or speculation
about future possibilities
• offer new understandings and renewed
perceptions of ourselves and others
• transform the lives of individuals or
society in general.
Prescribed text- media: Frank
Hurley: the man who made
history
Prescribed text–prose
nonfiction: The motorcycle
diaries
Prescribed text–film: The life
of Pi
Prescribed text–poetry:
Robert Gray
Prescribed text–poetry: Rosemary
Dobson
Prescribed text–prose
nonfiction: A short history
of nearly everything